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Masters Degree Program | Doctoral Degree Programs | Graduate Courses | Graduate Club Graduate AssistantshipsGraduate students who have been unconditionally admitted into a graduate degree program and have been enrolled at TWU for at least 1 semester are eligible to apply for a graduate research assistantship or teaching assistantship in the Dept. of Nutrition & Food Sciences. Research assistants assist individual professors in conducting research. Teaching assistants may supervise laboratories or teach introductory courses. Students should contact the NFS Dept. Chair for information on teaching assistantships. A student should contact her/his major advisor or other individual professors for information on research assistantships. Applications for assistantships may be secured from the NFS Dept. Chair or the Graduate School. The completed application must be filed with the NFS Chair for review. A graduate teaching assistant who is working toward a Master's degree may be assigned to work in undergraduate courses only. A graduate teaching assistant who holds a master's degree and is working toward a doctoral degree is also normally assigned to work only with undergraduate courses. The normal course load for a 1/2 time graduate assistant is 9 semester hours. The maximum course load for a 1/2 time graduate assistant is 12 semester hours. The minimum course load for a 1/2 time graduate assistant is 6 semester hours with special permission of the Associate Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School. Stipends for all assistantships are set annually by the TWU Vice President for Academic Affairs. Stipends for doctoral graduate assistants are higher than those at the master's level. A waiver of out-of-state tuition may be granted to eligible graduate assistants employed at least 1/2 time. A new application must be submitted by the student before the end of the appointment period if the student wishes to have the appointment renewed.
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